The decision, which applies from and with 1 April next year, may affect hundreds of thousands of tenants according to the newspaper.
The change means that property owners must start paying value-added tax on parking rentals – a cost that in most cases probably ends up with the tenants.
Some property owners we have spoken to think it will be too expensive for their tenants. They expect that a lot of them will cancel their parking space, says Ulrika Hansson, tax lawyer at Property Owners Sweden.